Here's his idea:"Inspired by the 1943 Walt Disney WWII propaganda cartoon, 'Education for Death', this comic follows a changeling from a hatchling through the grim years of regimentation to stallionhood as the imperialistic and militaristic society of the Changeling Kingdom vigorously moulds him into a cold-blooded, ruthless soldier, the role it decided for him to fill since his birth.

It should be noted that this comic doesn't follow the popular hive fanon for changelings, but instead the Changeling Kingdom fanon, where changelings are entirely individuals with their own friends, families and children. Therefore, it should be pointed out that this is set in the actual changeling homeland, instead of the imperial colony they turned the cat land into in the IDW comics.

Now I respect the hive fanon as one of different popular fanons and also respect people's right to adhere to it, sure, but I do feel mildly annoyed how pretty much Everybody does it, to the point where few seem to be willing to try something different, something fresh.

Also, the whole idea with giving civilian changelings more pony-like eyes and manes is kinda my way of wanting to "humanize/ponify" the changelings in a sense. In my headcanon, changeling soldiers' manes are shaved off to make them more aerodynamic in combat when they join the army. The eyes becoming a solid azure is more symbolic, representing the colt's loss of innocence and individual identity which the harsh militarized state effectively wrings out of him and his fellow changelings."

This is my first comment on Deviantart and glad its for this one. I have to say, this is amazingly done, love it. Also being a History Major and having done research and several papers on WWII Propaganda within the USA and Nazi Germany, this strip really does go well with the Propaganda film. Well done. This is something that, if turned into a short animation, would be very very cool! This is, primaraly based on the fact of what its trying to show, my utmost favorite item on deviantart. Keep up the great work.

I love this! I really love 's way of writing the Changeling Kingdom. He does it so masterfully that it just sucks you right into their world as if that was how the writers always intended it to be. Great work on this piece!

I'm amazed by how well you emulated the art style for the IDW Comics. Plus, I really like how you explored a potentially tragic side of the Changeling race and reflected upon it in both drawing and commentary (e.g. military balding, eye colour change due to desensitization).

Well-planned, well-drawn and well-presented! All in all, a job well done!

This comic made me think about how similar changelings are to ponies, in the way of how their militaries are built. Didn't Princess Celestia have a nationwide program to look for young prodigies of magic to be used to defend Equestria? In my eyes, Celestia took Twilight Sparkle away from her parents in order to use her as a last-resort defense weapon for Equestria.

"...Changeling Kingdom fanon, where changelings are entirely individuals with their own friends, families and children."That was pretty much my headcannon from the start.

"...giving civilian changelings more pony-like eyes and manes is kinda my way of wanting to "humanize/ponify" the changelings in a sense. In my headcanon, changeling soldiers' manes are shaved off to make them more aerodynamic in combat when they join the army. The eyes becoming a solid azure is more symbolic, representing the colt's loss of innocence and individual identity..."New headcannon accepted!

I like your art style btw. I almost mistook this for one of IDW's comics!

I love the comic.I don't see that everybody does the same thing, I actually love the variances in what the changelings are. In some stories they are complete slaves to the hive mind and Chrysalis is the only changeling with a mind of her own. In other stories Chrysalis has a connection to the changelings and can sent messages to them but that's about all of it, the changelings are complete individuals and follow her mental commands out of loyalty. the definition of 'hive' is very varied.

I guess my main gripe is really with "they're all the children of Chrysalis" aspect, and which is more often associated with the whole 'hive' thing. Now true, the definition 'hive' does vary from fic to fic, but it's usually the biological connotations that come with the term that makes me have a knee-jerk reaction to it.

Also, please forgive me for not replying yet to your well thought out comments on Maternal Instinct. I've just been very busy working on the next chapter of the story.

I can't actually come up with a large story where they are her children. I can think up one where she refers to them as her children but only as an affectionate term.also the biological reaction varies. But I already explained that.

-shivers- This is one of the creepiest Changeling comics I've ever read. I actually like the idea of Changelings being individuals, instead of being a Hive Mind. Also, nice touch with the male Changelings' indoctrination having no pupils, yet pre-indoctrination male Changelings have pupils like the female Changelings.

Why there eyes lose there colour when they get older? Or is it because of the hair,Chrysalis and the mother still have eye colours(and hair),but in the Recruitment Panel the eyes of the backgound changelings are already blank before the shave? And/Or just the male ones?

Well, it's really to show their loss of innocence and individuality as they are recruitment/indoctrinated by the state. As for the ones who are already blank eyed before their being shaved, well, like lovelyneckbeard said, he didn't apply gradients...whatever that means.

Their eyes loses colour because they've been indoctrinated to fight or something. The mother didn't because she was never indoctrinated. Chrysalis is on a whole other level. The background changelings are like that because I didn't apply gradients.

I myself support a mix of this. The birth is a mix of gestation and growth outside in an egg. Society is Monarchy with a mix of Mental Empathy Link. The society all in all is built around solidarity and union.

My idea of isolationist may be for different reasons. Would you like in the future for me to link you with my headcanon about this?

Also a personal question... why do you always feel the need to tackle controversial ideas like this? I mean sure it's interesting and all but why? Is it your style of writting? Is it that you prefer or like to view them as controversial beings?

I've seen that film on Youtube; with all the Nazi propaganda and hate Idealism, it's REALLY disturbing (not just because I'm part Jewish), and your 'Changling' rendition fairly mirrors it. That's most likely how Queen Chrysalis was forged; from sweet baby to Hellish Regiss...